Nathan MacQueen
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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Scotland | 24 June 1991|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para archery | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Compound | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Balbardie Archers | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Shaun Teasdale | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nathan MacQueen (born 24 June 1991) is a British Paralympic archer. He has competed at the Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]A talented sportsman, Nathan was a regular Rugby player for Glasgow Warriors at under 21 level, before a serious motorbike accident left him paralysed at just 18 years old.
Even before his injury, Nathan was a part of Scotland’s archery team. However, after a shoulder injury curtailed his powerlifting and basketball career, his focus switched solely to Archery. Making his international debut just months before Rio 2016, and placing a very respectable 9th.
Following on from this success Nathan has won multiple medals at both European and International levels. 2023 saw Nathan rise up the rankings to world number 1, winning silver at the World Paralympic Championships, and becoming double European Paralympic Champion.[2]
As of February 2024, Nathan trains at Lileshall international training centre, and at his main sponsor's storage facility, Purdie Worldwide, in Bathgate. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete Profile: MACQUEEN Nathan". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Macqueen Archery - Home of Nathan Macqueen". Macqueen Archery. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Beyond the Bullseye - Purdie Worldwide and Nathan Macqueen". Purdie Worldwide. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nathan Macqueen at the British Paralympic Association
- Nathan Macqueen at the International Paralympic Committee